Michigan Legislature sends governor right-to-work

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December 11, 2012 | AP The Michigan Legislature has given final approval to acontentious right-to-work plan limiting the power of unions,sending it to Republican Gov. Rick Snyder for his expectedsignature.

The GOP-controlled House passed two bills Tuesday thatwere previously approved by the Senate. One dealt withpublic-sector workers and another focused on the privatesector. Both chambers had approved a version of the privatesector bill last week.

Snyder says he expects to sign the plan as early asWednesday.

The labor stronghold of Michigan would become the 24thright-to-work state, banning requirements that nonunionemployees pay unions for negotiating contracts and otherservices.

Passage followed numerous unsuccessful challenges fromDemocrats as well as raucous protests inside and outsidethe Capitol from thousands of pro-union demonstrators.